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Loneliness is bad for your health

  • Written by Jed Magen, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Michigan State University
Loneliness is bad for your healthSocial isolation is linked to increased blood pressure and depression.Mindmo/shutterstock.com

Imagine a 65-year-old woman who sees her physician frequently for a variety of aches and pains. She might complain of back pain on one visit, headaches another time, and feeling weak on the next. Each time, her physician does a physical exam and runs the...

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